Joel Nelson Productions: Bay Area Event Planning, DJs and Live Music

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San Francisco Taiko Dojo

Notable performances include Carnegie Hall, before Emperor Hirohito, Hiroshima 50th Commemoration ceremony in Japan, Ashland Music Festival, Vanderbilt House International Festival in North Carolina, annual Black Ships Festival in Rhode Island, Oakland Coliseum for Nelson Mandela, Ticotin Japanese Museum in Israel, and the Major League Baseball All-Star Game celebration...

Hip Service

Since their inception in 1996, the Hip Service sensation has taken Northern California by storm. The band has become the music of choice at outdoor festivals and fairs, conventions, fundraisers, concerts, and private events of all types...

Sensation

They’re known for wonderful costume looks that range from elegant gown and black tie to wonderfully coordinated sequined ensembles designed specifically to enhance the energy and reflect light throughout the venue...

Tainted Love

Tainted Love has performed for parties big and small, from high-tech startup's to Fortune 500s and have been hired to perform all over the United States from Florida to Hawaii. Tainted Love is also proud to have taken part in numerous charitable fundraisers such as the American Cancer Society and Christmas in April...

Hot Buttered Rum

Often described as a rock band playing bluegrass instruments, the band melds blues, folks, bluegrass, jazz, and rock, and the members’ varying degrees of classical training lead them to invest heavily in group composition...

Shabang

Feel like taking a cruise? Ride the steel drum wave to the smooth sounds of Shabang...

The Alameda All Stars

The Alameda All Stars are Gregg Allman's favorite Bay Area band...and they will rock your socks off at your next event!

Manhattan Towers

Manhattan Towers' popularity stems from Goldstein's unique brand of New York-flavored musical fun which features non-stop high class entertainment, a legendary repertoire of music, and superb timing...

Shabaz

Renowned for his technique and passion, he shares vocal duties with sister Riffat, whose siren sensuality and harmony burn with the Qawwali Sufi tradition, making her a rare female exponent of a style from which women are generally discouraged...

The Harmonics

The Harmonics Steelband has existed since 1980. They warmed the hearts of pan lovers in the San Francisco Bay Area with their varied repertoire over and over again...